In this presentation,Awad Loubani, Quality and Risk Management Director,talked about the embedding of Quality and Risk Management into the daily operations of PWGSC, their integration as an enabling function and how these functions helped to supercharge business improvement within PWGSC. Topics presented and discussedincluded:

•Who is PWGSC;

•International and Canadian risk management standards of 2009 and 2010

•TBS Framework for Managing Risks

•Integration of risk and quality functions with Business Planning in PWGSC

•Lessons Learned;and

•The Future of PWGSC’s risk and quality functions

Note: CPSQA Directors agreed to continue our recent practice of holding our NCR Networking meetings in Le Salon at the National Arts Centre. Attendees were again treated to a free hot buffet breakfast prior to the start of the meeting.